May 1, 2020 - Gabriola Local Trust Committee Moves to Electronic Meetings

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May 1, 2020 2020-12-IT 
 
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee Moves to Electronic Meetings during the Pandemic 
 
Lekwungen, METULIYE/Victoria, BC—Gabriola Island Local Trust Area residents and property owners can attend the next local trust 
committee meeting, May 14, 10:30 a.m., from their homes. All they need is a phone or a computer with access to the internet. 
 
In compliance with public health directives to limit public gatherings and maintain social distance, the Gabriola Island Local Trust 
Committee will be conducting its next regular business meeting via Zoom, an electronic video and audio conferencing system, which 
can be accessed by anyone through the internet, or phone. 
 
The Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee will conduct its meeting electronically. However, provincial law requires that a physical 
location be provided for the public to assemble. The Islands Trust Victoria Office at 1627 Fort Street, Victoria, BC, will serve as this 
location, but Islands Trust hopes that meeting attendees will stay home and attend the meeting electronically.   
 
“During the current public health emergency, we can’t be holding meetings in person,” said Dan Rogers, Chair of the Gabriola Island 
Local Trust Committee. “We asked the provincial government for an exemption to the physical location requirement, but to date, it 
has not been granted. To comply with having a physical location open to the public, the Islands Trust Victoria office is designated for 
that purpose. Despite not meeting face-to-face there will be a town hall session and the public is encouraged to participate.”  
 
To listen or view the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee meeting, on May 14, 2020 starting at 10:30 a.m., the public may join the 
meeting by: 
 Calling: 855.703.8985 (Toll Free) 
 Logging into: https://islandstrust.zoom.us/s/62278378779 
 
The Webinar ID number is: 622 7837 8779 
 
The Islands Trust Victoria Office provides sufficient space for social distancing.  However, if the number of people attending the 
meeting in Victoria is too many to meet social distancing requirements, the meeting will be cancelled. 
 
For future meeting notifications, including electronic meeting login information and phone numbers,  members of the public are 
encouraged to subscribe to Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee information and updates by going to the Islands Trust website. 
 
All local trust committee meeting details and login information is on the Islands Trust website along with agendas and agenda 
packages.  
 
Until further notice, to protect the health and safety of trustees, Island Trust e

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